Foreign companies: You’re coming to work in France?

What you should know about occupational health and safety: your obligations, your responsibilities, your contacts.

What formalities?

For posting an employee in France in satisfactory conditions, the main administrative formalities and information to be known are as follows:

prior notice,

minimum wage,

bonuses and compensation,

working time and breaks,

leave,

social welfare,

rules relating to occupational hygiene, health and safety

Follow-up and management of social security cover

CLEISS, the liaison body between the French social security institutions and their foreign counterparts, has been assigned by public authorities to manage and follow up social security cover for posted workers. CLEISS is authorised to extend the duration of posting of foreigners in France.

CARSATs, businesses’ occupational health and safety partners

The occupational health and pension insurance funds (CARSATs), and the General Social Security Funds (CGSS) in French overseas “départements”, insure businesses for occupational accidents (e.g. they set the contribution rate and decide on any reductions or increases in premiums). They are responsible for promoting and coordinating risk prevention.